MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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